Opening the trunk

1. Make sure the shift lever is in P (Park, for automatic transmission/Intelligent variable transmission) or first gear or R (Reverse, for manual transmission) and set the parking brake.

2. Then do one of the following:

• Hold down the trunk unlock button located on your remote key or smart key for more than 1 second.
• Additionally, for vehicles equipped with smart key :
  -- While all doors are unlocked, press the switch in the trunk to open the trunk with or without the smart key in your possession.
  -- If any door is locked or all doors are locked, the switch can still be used to open the trunk, as long as the smart key is in your possession.

-- Use the trunk release lever.

3. Lift the trunk lid up.

Closing the trunk

Lower the trunk lid and press down until it locks. To be sure the trunk lid is securely fastened, always check by trying to pull it up again.

WARNING

Always keep the trunk lid completely closed while the vehicle is in motion. If it is left open or ajar, poisonous exhaust gases containing carbon monoxide (CO) may enter the vehicle and serious illness or death may result.

Information

To prevent damage to the trunk lift cylinders and the attached hardware, always close the trunk before driving.

NOTICE

In cold and wet climates, trunk lock and trunk mechanisms may not work properly due to freezing conditions.

Emergency trunk safety release

Your vehicle is equipped with an Emergency Trunk Safety Release lever located inside the trunk. When someone is inadvertently locked in the trunk, the trunk can be opened by moving the lever in the direction of the arrow and pushing the trunk open.

WARNING

• You and your passengers must be aware of the location of the Emergency Trunk Safety Release lever in this vehicle and how to open the trunk in case you are accidentally locked in the trunk.
• NEVER allow anyone to occupy the trunk of the vehicle at any time. If the trunk is partially or totally latched and the person is unable to get out, serious injury or death could occur due to lack of ventilation, exhaust fumes and rapid heat build-up, or because of exposure to cold weather conditions. The trunk is also a highly dangerous location in the event of a crash because it is not a protected occupant space but is a part of the vehicle’s crush zone.
• Your vehicle should be kept locked and the Smart Key should be kept out of the reach of children. Parents should teach their children about the dangers of playing in trunks.
• Use the release lever for emergencies only.

Smart Trunk release

On a vehicle equipped with a smart key, the trunk can be opened using the Smart Trunk release system.

How to use the Smart Trunk release

The trunk can be opened with notouch activation satisfying all the conditions below.

• After 15 seconds when all doors are closed and locked
• Positioned in the detecting area for more than 3 seconds

Information

The Smart Trunk release does not operate when:

• The smart key is detected within 15 seconds after the doors are closed and locked, and is continuously detected.
• The smart key is detected within 15 seconds after the doors are closed and locked, and 1.5 m from the front door handles. (for vehicles equipped with Welcome Light)
• A door is not locked or closed.
• The smart key is in the vehicle.

1. Setting

To activate the Smart Trunk release, go to User Settings Mode and select Smart Trunk on the LCD display.

2. Detect and Alert

If you are positioned in the detecting area (20 ~ 40 inches behind the vehicle) carrying a smart key, the hazard warning lights will blink and chime will sound to alert you the smart key has been detected and the trunk will open.

Information

Do not approach the detecting area if you do not want the trunk to open. If you have unintentionally entered the detecting area and the hazard warning lights and chime starts to operate, leave the detecting area with the smart key. The trunk will stay closed.

3. Automatic opening

The hazard warning lights will blink and chime will sound 6 times and then the trunk will open.

WARNING

• Make sure you close the trunk before driving your vehicle.
• Make sure there are no people or objects around the trunk before opening or closing the trunk.
• Make sure objects in the trunk do not come out when opening the trunk on a slope. It may cause serious injury.
• Make sure to deactivate the Smart Trunk when washing your vehicle. Otherwise, the trunk may open inadvertently.
• The key should be kept out of reach of children. Children may inadvertently open the Smart Trunk release while playing around the rear area of the vehicle.

How to deactivate the Smart Trunk release function using the smart key

1. Door lock
2. Door unlock
3. Trunk open
4. Panic
5. Remote Start

If you press any button of the smart key during the Detect and Alert stage, the Smart Trunk release function will be deactivated.

Make sure to be aware of how to deactivate the Smart Trunk release function for emergency situations.

Information

• If you press the door unlock button (2), the Smart Trunk release function will be deactivated temporarily. But, if you do not open any door for 30 seconds, the smart trunk function will be activated again.
• If you press the trunk open button (3) for more than 1 second, the trunk opens.
• If you press the door lock button (1) or trunk open button (3) when the Smart Trunk release function is not in the Detect and Alert stage, the smart trunk function will not be deactivated.
• In case you have deactivated the Smart Trunk function by pressing the smart key button and opened a door, the Smart Trunk release function can be activated again by closing and locking all doors.

Detecting area

• The Smart Trunk release operates with a welcome alert if the smart key is detected within 20 ~ 40 inches from the trunk.
• The alert stops at once if the smart key is positioned outside the detecting area during the Detect and Alert stage.

Information

• The Smart Trunk release function will not work if any of the following occurs:
  -- The smart key is close to a radio transmitter such as a radio station or an airport which can interfere with normal operation of the transmitter.
  -- The smart key is near a mobile two way radio system or a cellular phone.
  -- Another vehicle’s smart key is being operated close to your vehicle.
• The detecting range may decrease or increase when :
  -- One side of the tire is raised to replace a tire or to inspect the vehicle.
  -- The vehicle is slantingly parked on a slope or unpaved road, etc.